jet-lagged
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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One of my favorite things about being jet-lagged is getting up early and spending long, luxurious mornings in bed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026
Chelsea only arrived home in London at six o'clock on Thursday morning after their long flight back from Baku and, despite Maresca's switches, they looked jet-lagged in the first half.
From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025
The Brutalist's Brady Corbet might have won best director, but he said he was slightly too "jet-lagged and exhausted" to fully process it.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025
“It is evening, isn’t it?” the president said, drawing laughs from the jet-lagged masses.
From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2023
"Picky, isn't he? Okay. Let's get this over with. I'm so jet-lagged I can hardly keep my eyes open."
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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